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The longer Coast to Coast Cycle Challenge sets off from Watchet Harbour

Entry open for 2024 air ambulance Coast to Coast Cycle Challenge

REGISTRATION for a charity cycle taking in some of Somerset and Dorset’s most spectacular scenery is open. The 2024 Dorset…

The huts would be installed in the grounds of The Oak at Dewlish. Picture: Google

Dorset village pub applies for shepherd huts as guest accommodation

AN application has been submitted for two shepherd huts on land at a Dorset pub. Weatherby Planning & Design has…

An impression of how the replacement skatepark in Stoke sub Hamdon could look. Picture: Maverick/Somerset Council

New skatepark plans for Somerset village revealed

PLANS for a new skatepark in a Somerset village have been submitted. The scheme submitted by Maverick on behalf of…

Nigel Beacom and Justin Sargent, Somerset's new Deputy Lieutenants

Two new Deputy Lieutenants for Somerset appointed

TWO new Deputy Lieutenants have been appointed to assist and support the Lord-Lieutenant in Somerset. Brigadier Nigel Beacom, from Wedmore,…

Muriel Caley celebrates her 100th birthday at Newstone House in Sturminster Newton with daughter Faye, left, son Tim and daughter-in-law, Roz

Stur 100-year-old reveals the secret to beautiful skin: No makeup or “silly creams”

NOT covering your skin in “silly creams and makeup” is the secret to having “beautiful” skin at the age…

The Asker Mill buildings could be converted to include two, two-bed rental properties

Homes and pizza takeaway plan for mill buildings in Bridport

FORMER mill buildings in Bridport could be converted into rental properties – and a wood-fired pizza takeaway retained. A planning…

AI is checking medical records to assess whether people need early health interventions

AI tech to identify vulnerable NHS patients in bid to prevent falls and hospital visits

AI technology is set to browse medical records in a bid to identify patients who may need support -…

A diversion will be in place when the B3081 Shaftesbury Road in Gillingham is closed

Main Gillingham route to be closed for weeks in January and February

A MAIN road in Gillingham will be closed for more than three weeks in the coming months. Temporary closure notices…

Sarah Beeny and husband Graham Swift want to change the use of the barn

Barn on Sarah Beeny’s Somerset estate wanted for “flexible commercial use”

TV property development expert Sarah Beeny and husband Graham Swift have applied for permission to change the use of…

The Dorset Tourism Awards are set to take place in February in Weymouth. Picture: Nick Williams

Dorset Tourism Awards 2023/24: Finalists revealed

FINALISTS in this year’s Dorset Tourism Awards have been revealed. A total of 62 names have been listed ahead of…